Support for May

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson urged colleagues to put their “shoulders to the wheel” and support the Prime Minister through Brexit negotiations.

After coming under increasing pressure from opposition positions throughout the day to break her silence, Davidson spoke out after a statement in the House of Commons by May.

She welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision to accept the resignations of Johnson and Davis and praised the Chequers plan for helping retain “Scotland’s most important trading partner” – the market of the rest of the UK.

She added: “If individual ministers can’t sign up to that, then it is only right they are no longer part of the government.”

Access to the EU

Davidson underlined her support for the May’s Chequers plan, claiming it was “a sensible compromise approach”.

She added: “For Scotland, those proposals will provide business with frictionless access to the EU, ensure we leave the Common Fisheries Policy, and make clear there will not be a border in the Irish Sea.”

In Parliament on Monday, May claimed her proposals were a “good deal for Scotland”, a view rejected by the Scottish Government.

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